Notification

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun Notice given in words or writing, or by signs.

II. Notification ·noun The writing which communicates information; an advertisement, or citation, ·etc.

III. Notification ·noun The act of notifying, or giving notice; the act of making known; especially, the act of giving official notice or information to the public or to individuals, corporations, companies, or societies, by words, by writing, or by other means.